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Scruit Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Chevy,Regarding your sig... How does one beat a *gun* into a plowshare? A sword, sure... But a gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Chevy,Regarding your sig... How does one beat a *gun* into a plowshare? A sword, sure... But a gun?There was alot of iron or steel in guns. Especially cannons. I imagine a musket had about as much steel as a long sword. Now modern firearms, not as much, but still sufficient to recycle Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 There was alot of iron or steel in guns. Especially cannons. I imagine a musket had about as much steel as a long sword. Now modern firearms, not as much, but still sufficient to recycle CraigThe phrase "beat sword into plowshare" is biblical (e.g http://bible.cc/isaiah/2-4.htm - one of many), and of course refers to converting the sword into a farming tool - a sign of peacetime and the end of war. This makes sense as you are simply reshaping one blade into another blade. Thomas Jefferson is inexplicably and inaccurately credited with the phrase "Those who beat their guns into plowshares will plow for those that don't." A gun of that era is mostly wood with only metal working parts and a barrel - which are not suited to being "beat" into a plow blade by the average person. It's a known phrase, an old one at that, but the substitution of the word 'gun' is clearly a contemporary pro-gun politicization of the phrase, along with the requisite false validity by incorrect attribution to a revered public figure. (I know Chevy's sig didn't have the false attribution)Plus, good luck beating a Glock into a plowshare. (IB "Good luck beating a Glock at anything..." ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrown57 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hi Point would make a good hammer for beating the Glock :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 The phrase should be; "Those that mold their Glocks into tupperware food containers will store food for those that don't." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 The phrase "beat sword into plowshare" is biblical (e.g http://bible.cc/isaiah/2-4.htm - one of many), and of course refers to converting the sword into a farming tool - a sign of peacetime and the end of war. This makes sense as you are simply reshaping one blade into another blade. Thomas Jefferson is inexplicably and inaccurately credited with the phrase "Those who beat their guns into plowshares will plow for those that don't." A gun of that era is mostly wood with only metal working parts and a barrel - which are not suited to being "beat" into a plow blade by the average person. The phrase may have originally been about swords but I imagine that muskets in Jeffersons time still had plenty of metal in them. The guns may have been "mostly wood" but the barrel was still the principal component of the weapon and fairly heavy. Even that Glock is still mostly metal by weight. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 "Those that turn their muskets into comedically large drinking straws will drink for those that don't" - Thomas Jeffeson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jester3681 Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 "those that turn the funny picture thread into mindless banter that doesn't include funny pictures should stay out of the funny picture thread" - Resident Mexican AssholeThis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chevysoldier Posted September 11, 2012 Report Share Posted September 11, 2012 Chevy,Regarding your sig... How does one beat a *gun* into a plowshare? A sword, sure... But a gun?You understand the reference/meaning. And Glocks have too much cheap plastic in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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